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West Nile Virus (WNV) was first isolated in 1937, it has been known to cause asymptomatic infection and fevers in humans in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. So how did this virus migrate to the United States? What information do we know about this virus and how should Americans react are just a couple of questions that come to mind. ...
“West Nile virus was first isolated from a febrile adult woman in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. The virus became known to cause severe human meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the spinal cord and brain) in elderly patients during an outbreak in Israel in 1957” (DVBID). ... In these two years, 83 human cases of West Nile illness were reported; 9 died. ... Two other persons in the Los Angeles are confirmed WNV positive, but are known to have acquired the virus out-of-state (Environmental). ... Evidence has now shown that the virus can be transmitted via organ transplant from an infected person. ... The mosquito bites the infected bird host and transmits the virus by biting a human being or livestock. The virus is located in the mosquitos salivary glands. The virus can not be transmitted through human contact by kissing or touching. ... The virus interferes with normal central nervous system functioning and causes inflammation of brain tissue (Division)”. ... Although ticks infected with WNV have been found in Asia and Africa, their role in the transmission and maintenance of the virus is uncertain. ... The chances of being infected with the virus are slim, even in an area where mosquitoes and infected birds have been reported.
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